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Walla Walla 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $35
Classy from the get-go, with an appealing mix of strawberry preserves, anise, licorice candy, smoke and cedar. The fruit and oak are beautifully matched and laced together, and the flavors unfold with a slightly salty, mineral edge. Long, persistent and consistently interesting, right through the finishing notes of dried herb and toasted nuts.
— P.G.
(12/15/2005)
Walla Walla 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Editors' Choice
- $35
Fans of the Leonetti style are sure to find this fragrant, plummy wine a winner. Loaded with ripe fruit, the wine smells of cedarbox and roasted coffee, layer upon layer of smoky oak adding dimensions of flavor and texture. Very good right now. Editors’ Choice.
— P.G.
(6/1/2002)
Walla Walla 2003 Vineyard Select Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
- $45
Clearly a cut above the winery’s regular Cab, this is just the second time in 10 years the winery has made a vineyard select. Loaded with sweet/tart berries, this concentrated, pure Cabernet turns up flavors of coffee liqueur and chocolate-covered espresso beans. Good structure and concentration keep it from being top-heavy with oak.
— P.G.
(6/1/2006)
Walla Walla 2000 Merlot (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
- $25
Like this cult winery’s Cabernet, the Merlot is loaded with layer upon layer of rich, textured, chocolatey oak. The flavors are right out of Ben and Jerry— caramel, cocoa, roasted nuts, vanilla and sweet milk chocolate. But there is plenty of fruit there too, and the combo is beguiling, instant gratification.
— P.G.
(9/1/2002)
Walla Walla 1997 Windrow Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Washington)
- $32
Hard spices—like black pepper—and brambly fruit, often the signature characteristics of Washington Cabernets, are all present and accounted for. Lively acidity and tannins make for pronounced black-fruit and coffee flavors. A little warm and tight now, it should soften over the next few years. Overall a solid, well-made red that only gets better as it breathes.
— M.S.
(4/1/2000)
Walla Walla 2003 Cordon Grove Vineyard Cuvée Red (Yakima Valley)
- $28
Smooth, buffed and toned, with luscious toffee, coffee and chocolate-covered cherry flavors. Buttery, polished and just plain sexy, it also shows off some interesting, slightly grassy, sweet herb scents.
— P.G.
(12/15/2005)
Walla Walla 2003 Sagemoor Vineyard Cuvée Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- $40
A Bordeaux blend, smooth and ultrachocolaty in the house style. The cherry fruit is coated in flavors of hazelnut, cocoa, espresso and chocolate. Good indeed, but somewhat difficult to find the flavors of the vineyard under all that creamy barrel.
— P.G.
(6/1/2006)
Walla Walla 2002 Cabernet Franc (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
- $25
Bright berry and cassis, with smoke and licorice woven through. This is firm and chewy, with the tannins showing smoke and herbs. The roasted coffee character of the Cab Franc comes through beautifully at the end.
— P.G.
(12/15/2005)
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